Quarterbacks

Jacory Harris is, quite possibly, the biggest concern for the Hurricanes so far this year. Statistically he is 87-166, for 1,120 yards, 10 touchdowns, and nine interceptions.

It's more than that though.

Harris almost seems lost a lot of times. He doesn't use his checkdown receivers, and makes many errant passes deep where the receiver is double or triple-covered.

Granted, Harris does make some nice passes, and at times is very accurate. The problems outweigh the good, and he needs to either shape up or ship out at this point.

With the amount of talent he has surrounding him, there is no way he should be at a 50-percent completion ratio. Last year, I could understand because of the lack of a offensive line, but the line has played stellar, giving Harris plenty of time to throw the ball.

Backup:

Alonzo Highsmith has played in two games, going 4-7, with 18 yards and an interception.

Wide Recievers

They returned the entire receiver corp from last year's team. Unfortunately, its just another weakness, except for Leonard Hankerson.

Hankerson is the only senior receiver on the team, and he has played amazing.

One of the best receivers in the country, he has caught 28 balls for 460 yards, and is seventh in the country with six touchdowns.

Travis Benjamin has been the biggest disappointment, dropping balls, running the wrong routes, and is having a heck of time defending poorly-thrown balls, being the cause of four interceptions from Harris.

Benjamin has 15 catches for 224 yards and one touchdown.

Laron Byrd is the other main receiver, having 15 catches for 152 yards.

Tight Ends

Miami has had so many great tight ends in their history.

Chase Ford was to be the next big thing. He has been the next big bust.

Granted, it is his first year with the Hurricanes (junior transfer student), but after all the praise he received from his coaches this spring, he has hardly lived up to the hype, catching four balls for 45 yards and one touchdown.

The stats aren't horrible, but the fact he has just as many drops than he does catches, is ridiculous.

In a pro-style offense, the tight end is to be a major part in the role, but this year they have been non-existent.

Defensive Lineman

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Now to the defense, and not a better way to start than the defensive line.

Miami rotates a lot of defensive linemen per game, but starters Allen Bailey (LE), Josh Holmes (LT), Micanor Regis (RT), and Olivier Vernon (RE) have done a tremendous job, helping Miami lead the country in tackles for loss, with 50.

Vernon, so far, has been the MVP of the defensive line, with 19 tackles, six tackles for loss (-42 yards), and four sacks.

Bailey, a sure first-round draft pick, also has 19 tackles, four tackles for loss (-17 yards), and one sack.

The only negative is, in the two losses against Florida State and Ohio State, they had times of relapse and got blown off the ball pretty well.

Backups

Adewale Ojomo and Marcus Forston also get a lot of playing time for the Hurricanes, as they have 25 tackles, 7.5 for loss (-20 yards), and 3.5 sacks combined.

Defensive Backs

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This one is tough.

For the last few years, Miami has struggled stopping the pass, and has had really bad defensive backs. Even to a point where the Hurricanes moved wide receivers and other position players to cornerback.

They look good at times, and have seven interceptions already. Miami had nine total last year.

I do believe they have one of the best cornerbacks in the country in Brandon Harris.

Harris has been the cement to the defensive backfield for three years now. Last year, he was one of the country's leaders in pass deflections.

Although those numbers are down this year, it's more due to the fact that he is well-known and no one even throws his way anymore.

Harris has 22 tackles and one sack.

The brightest star, and one who misses the most tackles, is safety Ray Ray Armstrong. He leads the defensive backs in tackles (31) and interceptions (2), in which one of them was a pick six.

The problem with Ray Ray is he is the last line of defense, and misses a lot of tackles. The bright side to this, if there is one, is that another player had the same problem when he came here: Sean Taylor.

We know how good of a player he ended up being, and I believe next year, Ray Ray will evolve in to a Taylor-type player.

Another big success story is the other safety, Vaughn Telemaque. He is a punishing hitter who was all over the field against the Seminoles this year.

Telemaque has 23 tackles, one interception, and one fumble recovery.

The other starter at cornerback is Ryan Hill who has 12 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and two interceptions this year.

Backups

At corner, DeMarcus Van Dyke and Brandon McGee have combined for 17 tackles and one interception.

Coaches

Randy Shannon has continually gotten better each year as a head coach for the Hurricanes, but just because they win more each year doesn't necessarily mean it is him that is most deserving.

My main concern right now is Mark Whipple. It was really exciting to get Whipple a couple years ago, especially getting rid of Patrick Nix.

I still have faith in "Whipple Ball," but am kind of feeling like something is missing.

He calls very strange running plays and doesn't let his playmakers do enough. Hankerson has had plenty plays to him, but more needs to be done to get Benjamin and Miller the ball on the outside, to expose the defensive speed against two great burners.

Randy needs to do more to get his teams prepared against great competition like the Seminoles and Buckeyes, and Whipple needs to open that playbook and get his playmakers more involved.